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Sotomayor lets loose on conservative Supreme Court with revealing wish: 'Crazy things'

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Schmad, R. (2026, November 10). Sotomayor lets loose on conservative Supreme Court with revealing wish: 'Crazy things'. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sotomayor-lets-loose-conservative-supreme-court-revealing-wish-crazy-things

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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor expressed hope that the court’s conservative rulings, particularly its 2024 presidential immunity decision in Trump v. United States, might be overturned in her lifetime. Speaking at an event, she criticized the ruling for granting former presidents immunity from criminal prosecution for actions taken within their official duties and suggested that with potential retirements of Justices Alito and Thomas, a more balanced court could emerge if Democrats secure control over judicial appointments. Sotomayor emphasized the importance of civic engagement and education in navigating current democratic challenges.
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor expressed her desire for the court to reverse its landmark 2024 decision granting former presidents broad protection from criminal prosecution during a public discussion on civic education at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate in Virginia on Saturday, November 8, 2026. Speaking critically about some of the court's recent decisions, Sotomayor specifically mentioned her hope that the presidential immunity ruling will be overturned, stating she is "only joking — maybe not" and later clarifying her seriousness. The decision shields presidents from criminal prosecution for actions taken within their core constitutional powers and provides presumptive protection for other official acts.

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Sotomayor Critiques Supreme Court
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The liberal justice singled out the court's landmark 2024 presidential immunity ruling, which shields presidents from criminal prosecution for actions taken within their core constitutional powers and provides presumptive protection for other official acts.
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As Republicans reel from their bruising midterm election losses, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is hoping some of the court's biggest conservative rulings will eventually be overturned.

Claims (22 extracted, 2 hedged)

As Republicans reel from their bruising midterm election losses, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is hoping some of the court's biggest conservative rulings will eventually be overturned. asserted
some → reel → rulings
The liberal justice singled out the court's landmark 2024 presidential immunity ruling, which shields presidents from criminal prosecution for actions taken within their core constitutional powers and provides presumptive protection for other official acts. asserted
which → single → acts
Her colleagues, Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, are both in their late 70s, raising questions about their potential retirements and whether a Democratic-controlled Senate could complicate Trump's efforts to replace them with fellow conservatives. uncertain
Senate → raise → conservatives
"We saw the outpouring of voters on Tuesday … asserted
We → see → Tuesday
I tell people all the time, there’s no excuse for not voting. asserted
I → tell → people
Apathy is not acceptable," Sotomayor said. asserted
Sotomayor → say → ?
"I dissent a lot. asserted
I → dissent → ?
I’m hoping that the court will take back some of the crazy things that it’s done. asserted
it → hop → that
I’m only joking — maybe not," she said at the same event. asserted
she → joke → event
You know, I’ve spoken openly about this, there’s some opinions that I hope in my lifetime will get overturned. asserted
I → know → lifetime
The justice spent most of the hourlong event discussing the importance of civics education, stopping at times to discuss the state of American democracy. asserted
justice → spend → democracy
At one point, Sotomayor remarked that it would take "some hard work" for the United States to get back on an "even keel. asserted
States → remark → keel
" "There have been some systemic changes in my court’s jurisprudence in many areas of law," she stated. asserted
she → state → law
"We’ll settle down, too. asserted
We → settle → ?
And a new order will be established that people will begin to understand." asserted
people → establish → that
Sotomayor specifically singled out the Supreme Court's 2024 landmark ruling on presidential immunity as something she would like to see revisited. asserted
she → single → something
In Trump v. United States, the case in question, the court ruled that former presidents have absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within their core constitutional powers and at least presumptive immunity for other official acts. asserted
presidents → rule → acts
The justices ruled that former presidents have no immunity from prosecution for unofficial conduct, leaving lower courts to distinguish between official acts protected by the decision and private conduct that remains subject to criminal prosecution. asserted
that → rule → prosecution
Sotomayor sharply criticized the ruling in her 2024 dissent, arguing that the court's conservative majority had effectively turned the president into a "king above the law. asserted
majority → criticize → law
" "There are some norms we may have lost forever," she said. uncertain
she → be → ?
"But I don’t think that we will fail as a democracy. asserted
we → think → democracy
But I think we’re going to have a hard patch figuring out what that means." asserted
that → think → what
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